The American Ratings Corporation for Professionals is dedicated to providing accurate ratings of companies who perform professional services for consumers and offers guidance in choosing companies to work with, the release stated.

Nole, who is committed to increasing public awareness and reducing dryer fires in her community, receives letters and e-mails from satisfied customers daily, the release noted.

Nole said: "People who live in attached apartments or condos really need to be aware of the importance of annual dryer vent cleaning. All it takes is one negligent resident to cause many injuries, deaths and loss of homes."

Nole is troubled by the more than 15,000 dryer-related fires that occur annually in spite of all the articles and warnings that have been published about the danger of lint buildup in dryer vent systems, the release added.